Flash Examples

This web page has some examples of using Flash.

ex.zip - Download a zip file with all of the examples listed on this page.

Topics

Flash Calling JavaScript - Example of Flash calling JavaScript that will shake the browser window. Uses the flash actionscript command: getURL ("javascript:shake_xy(2)");
Show/Hide a Flash Layer - Example of controlling a layer (show/hide) containing flash content.
Flash & JavaScript.
- MyFlashJavaScript - Example of Flash Calling JavaScript and storing data, then retrieving that data. Click here to download the files involved. Works with Netscape and IE. Uses FSCommand().
  - MyFlashJavaScript (From Flash HTML Publish)- This example is code that comes straight from Flash5's publish: File, Publish Settings, HTML, Template = Flash w/ FSCommand. Notice that Netscape does not work!!! See the example above that works with Netscape and IE - notice the swliveconnect=true option to the <embed> tag.
- Flash Calling JavaScript - Example of Flash calling JavaScript that will shake the browser window. Uses the flash actionscript command: getURL ("javascript:shake_xy(2)"); Only IE works (looks like Netscape may not support this call).
- Not finished with these examples:
  - JavaScript start/stop a Flash object - I'd like to be able to start & stop a Flash .swf object from JavaScript.
  - JavaScript calling a Flash event - I'd like to be able to call a Flash event from JavaScript
Flash to JavaScript to Applet (both ways)
- index.html (Flash, Applet, JavaScript)
Flash & XML Object
- ex_xml_sendandload - Netscape only (Don't know why IE doesn't work). Example of using the XML objects sendAndLoad() method.
  - Warning: Make sure the URL has: http://www.michael-thomas.com
  - This example will return an error from the server because I'm not posting to a CGI program. Netscape shows the error, but IE 5.5 doesn't - don't know why. This flash program has been tested to work with NS 4.x and IE 5.5 (Win 2000 and MAC 9.1) with a custom Java HTTP Socket Server.
Launch a Flash file from another domain.
- Click here to load a web page from this domain that reads a Flash file from your local file system. If using heavy video (large area, high quality) w/ Flash, you may want to look at a local delivery of the flash video. This opens up many challenges but may be worth it if the instruction needs video.

Other Examples

Html to Flash - download examples of passing parameters from HTML to Flash when the HTML page loads. Works with Windows IE & NS and MAC IE & NS.